the first-ever Mobile Science Exhibition (MSE) on wheels in the same period, with a theme of 'Our Familiar Electricity.' Since 1968, BITM has hosted a 'Science Fair' for pupils, and the first Teachers' Training Programme (TTP) was inaugurated the same year. Creative Ability Centers (CAC), Computer Awareness Programmes, Engineering Fair, Pet Library, Inflatable Dome Planetarium Show, Public Science Shows, Students' Science Seminar, Science Drama, Vacation Hobby Camps, and numerous other in-museum and community engagement academic initiatives and events have been incorporated over the decades. BITM presently features 12 educational and participatory art installations, including a dedicated collection for the visually impaired individuals called 'World in Darkness.' BITM hosts a variety of educational activities all year round and frequently hosts extremely engaging scientific exhibitions and experiments. BITM Spearheads Augmentation of Science Museums and Science Centers across India The formation of BITM in 1959, and its rising prominence among the common populace, particularly the student population, contributed to the development of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), which currently supervises a nationwide network of science museums and science centers. The Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum (VITM) in Bangalore, which officially opened in 1965 and became the second in the CSIR network, was entrusted to the BITM team in 1964. The Planning Commission of India established a Special Unit in 1973 to examine the operations of the science museums within the purview of CSIR. It recommended a potential direction of expansion while progress on the next endeavor in Mumbai (eventually to be called Nehru Science Centre) began. The Unit considered science museums as having enormous possibilities for incorporating non-formal scientific education and instilling a scientific mindset in the country. It was advised that science museums be established across the country in a three-fold network-national, regional, and district, and that a central organization is to be established to drive this vast expansion plan and manage the operations of the science museums. As a result, the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) was established on April 4, 1978, and the two established museums, BITM (Calcutta) and VITM (Bangalore) were separated from CSIR and placed under NCSM's authority. The NCSM network now includes 25 science museums and science centers around the country, eight of which are under the operational jurisdiction of BITM. Chronicle of the BITM building While we all are aware of the famous building located at the heart of Calcutta, identified as Birla